LETTER: Republicans' betrayal

Published: Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:02 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:03 p.m.

In John Floyd’s column of Oct. 20, in which he addressed the polarization of the country, he took issue with what he termed Vice President Biden’s “despicable” act of disrespecting and brutalizing Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan by exposing Ryan’s lack of substance or competence.

I am reminded of the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. On that very night, a group of Republican lawmakers gathered at the Washington, D.C., restaurant The Caucus Room, where they unified behind a plan to bring down the Obama presidency.

They decided that this would be accomplished through uniform and unconditional opposition and obstruction. They even would oppose policies that they previously had supported under a Republican administration.

They would oppose and obstruct any policy that might serve to revive the economy, because as Mitch McConnell so gleefully proclaimed, their top priority was to make President Obama a one-term president.

All this amounts to a deliberate and premeditated betrayal of the nation and its people (there’s a word for that) in the name of partisan opposition.

We have witnessed, from the hour of his inauguration, and every hour and day thereafter, the Republican Party, from its leadership on down, display complete disrespect and utter contempt for a president who was elected by the people by a substantial margin.

<p>In John Floyd's column of Oct. 20, in which he addressed the polarization of the country, he took issue with what he termed Vice President Biden's “despicable” act of disrespecting and brutalizing Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan by exposing Ryan's lack of substance or competence.</p><p>I am reminded of the day of President Barack Obama's inauguration. On that very night, a group of Republican lawmakers gathered at the Washington, D.C., restaurant The Caucus Room, where they unified behind a plan to bring down the Obama presidency.</p><p>They decided that this would be accomplished through uniform and unconditional opposition and obstruction. They even would oppose policies that they previously had supported under a Republican administration. </p><p>They would oppose and obstruct any policy that might serve to revive the economy, because as Mitch McConnell so gleefully proclaimed, their top priority was to make President Obama a one-term president.</p><p>All this amounts to a deliberate and premeditated betrayal of the nation and its people (there's a word for that) in the name of partisan opposition. </p><p>We have witnessed, from the hour of his inauguration, and every hour and day thereafter, the Republican Party, from its leadership on down, display complete disrespect and utter contempt for a president who was elected by the people by a substantial margin.</p><p>Yes, Mr. Floyd, despicable indeed!</p><p>Mark Money</p><p>Gadsden</p>